help identifying fungi

[colin ness]

Hi folks, I came across this while doing a survey on a poorly Oak. its directly under the canopy. Any ideas??

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[David Humphries]

Not a particularly useful shot tbh, does it have gills or pores ?

 

 

 

 

 

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[colin ness]

its gills. I have uploaded a closer pic, hope it helps...

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[David Humphries]

'Looks' like it may be a Russula (brittle gill) species.

 

If so, then it's a mycorrhyzal fungi & beneficial to the oak

 

 

 

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[colin ness]

Thanks David, that's helped a lot, The tree is in decline and I am having a tough time figuring out why. :biggrin:

[David Humphries]

Thanks David, that's helped a lot, The tree is in decline and I am having a tough time figuring out why. :biggrin:

 

 

 

Any shots/description of the tree and its surrounding context?

 

 

 

 

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[daltontrees]

Any shots/description of the tree and its surrounding context?

 

 

 

 

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Grass below the canopy is rarely a good start. I too would be interested in seeing the context.

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Grass below the canopy is rarely a good start. I too would be interested in seeing the context.

 

I used to think like that too, would you care to elaborate?

[daltontrees]

It's getting a little off topic and the standard wisdom is that grass to the base of trees is not ideal. I would be more interested to know (pending hopefully some pictures or narrative about this tree) what changed your mind? I'm not ducking the question, I was asked your question during the AA Tech management exam and gave a model answer from the textbooks and passed the exam.